The Shoes That Won the 2026 UTMB
Five of the six shoes on the Chamonix podium were already in shops, a year after Asics prototypes went one and two. The cheapest of them won the women’s race.
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Phil Gore Ends 168-Hour Solo Run After 152 Laps
The backyard ultra world record holder completed 152 consecutive hourly laps at Forrestdale, Western Australia, and covered 633.75 miles before the attempt ended on Saturday.
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Athlos Cancels the New York Meet That Started the League
The women’s-only series has called off its Oct. 2 date at Icahn Stadium five weeks out, leaving its London debut on Sept. 18 as the whole of the 2026 season.
Track and Field
Addisu Gobena Wins the Sydney Marathon by Four Seconds and Breaks the Course Record
The 21-year-old Ethiopian ran 2:04:42 on Sunday, cutting 84 seconds off the mark Hailemaryam Kiros set a year ago. The two men behind him finished inside the old record as well.
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Julien Veysseyre Becomes the First Amputee to Finish the UTMB
The 39-year-old Frenchman ran 44:16:04 on Sunday to finish 1,475th, with five guides relaying a second prosthesis around the Mont Blanc loop behind him.
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Peres Jepchirchir Wins the Sydney Marathon for Her Fourth Different Major Title
The 32-year-old Kenyan ran 2:18:31 on Sunday, nine seconds outside the course record, in her first marathon since a stress fracture forced her out of London in April.
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Follow Our 2026 Sydney Marathon Live Coverage
Our coverage, including our live watch-along show, begins 4 p.m. ET (Saturday afternoon), 6 a.m. AEST Sunday.
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Blandine L’Hirondel Wins the UTMB and Nearly Loses Half Her Lead In The Final Kilometers
The two-time trail world champion ran 21:54:49 on Saturday, the fastest women’s time the race has produced, and added the UTMB to the OCC and CCC titles she already held.
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